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#EAD3EF — Pale Muted Purple

#EAD3EF is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EAD3EF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EAD3EF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D7EFD2; it also sits naturally between #DBD2EF and #EFD2E6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAD3EF · RGB 234, 211, 239

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Color values

HEX#EAD3EF
RGB234, 211, 239
HSL289°, 47%, 88%
HSV289°, 12%, 94%
CMYK2%, 12%, 0%, 6%
XYZ72.81, 70.31, 91.40
Yxy70.31, 0.3105, 0.2998
CIE-Lab87.15, 12.88, -10.82
Hunter Lab83.85, 12.92, -10.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 83% · Blue 94%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EAD3EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAD3EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAD3EF

.text { color: #EAD3EF; }
.background { background-color: #EAD3EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD3EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 211, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 47%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD3EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 211, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD3EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 211, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAD3EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD3EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAD3EF

#DBB4E4#CB92D8#BD74CD#AD53C1#983EAC#7E338E#60276D#451C4F#28102D#0D050F

Tints of #EAD3EF

#EBD6F0#EDDAF1#EDDAF1#EFDDF3#F1E1F4#F2E5F6#F4E9F7#F4E9F7#F6ECF8#F8F0FA

Tones of #EAD3EF

#E8D4ED#E7D6EB#E6D8E9#E4DAE7#E3DCE4#E2DEE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7EFD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAD3EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAD3EF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EAD3EF: ·

How #EAD3EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E0E0E8Deuteranopia · #E1E3E7Tritanopia · #E9E3E2

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAD3EF rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Misty Marble
#622971 · #AF973F · #46BCA3 · #E7D3E8
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EED5EF#EFD1EB#E3D5F1#E7D3E8#ECCFE8#E5D9F2#F0CFEA#EDCBF1#EBCBEB#E1D3EE#EBD3F8#F3D1F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAD3EE  ·  #EAD3F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAD3EF?

#EAD3EF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 211, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD3EF?

#EAD3EF is RGB 234, 211, 239 — HSL 289°, 47%, 88% — CMYK 2%, 12%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAD3EF?

Its complement is #D7EFD2; analogous partners are #DBD2EF and #EFD2E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAD3EF for text?

Black text on #EAD3EF has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.